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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Visual Art Overheard

Posted by Jen Graves on Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 11:07 AM

A museum curator told me that former Seahawks coach Jim Zorn said in a recent radio interview that if he wasn't in football, he'd like to be a museum curator. Did anybody hear it?

I wonder what shows he'd curate...

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I wonder about people who wonder what you wonder.

Posted by Wonder McWondersome on December 3, 2008 at 11:10 AM

Richard Prince

Posted by Strath on December 3, 2008 at 11:38 AM

I really appreciated Ty Willingham's contributions to the Roman exhibit last spring.

Posted by Ziggity on December 3, 2008 at 11:38 AM

Museum curator? Maybe that explains why he signed Shaun Alexander.

Posted by Mahtli69 on December 3, 2008 at 11:48 AM

Probably one that "proves" dinosaurs and humans lived together 6,000 years ago.

Posted by COMTE on December 3, 2008 at 11:50 AM

"Midwest Mapplethorpes: The Steve Largent Collection"

Posted by DOUG. on December 3, 2008 at 12:02 PM

Redskins?

NAGRPRA be damned.

Posted by cw on December 3, 2008 at 12:14 PM

There was a story about it in the Sports section of the P-I a few weeks ago I believe. The lede was pretty snarky.

Posted by Kaleb on December 3, 2008 at 12:38 PM

I like Jim Zorn. On the interview he said after he stopped playing he went to one of those career counselor places where you take a test and they tell you what jobs you would be best suited for. He was told to either go into coaching or become a museum curator. It was never a serious consideration, but Jim said, "A museum curator, I think it's a very specialized person," Zorn said. "Because you have to view the piece. You have to make sure that the piece that you are setting out is viewed in the right way, expressed in the right way.

"And that each piece has to fit in with the gallery itself."

Posted by elswinger on December 3, 2008 at 12:39 PM

I didn't know he ever coached the Seahawks. Then again, I don't think I've payed attention since Jack Patera did (yes, I was probably eight years old, but I remember well).

Posted by Dougsf on December 3, 2008 at 1:05 PM